Today is National Feral Cat Day. One of the many risks that cats face from shelters is the risk of being determined feral. In too many shelters, this is an automatic death sentence. Truly feral cats should not be impounded by animal control unless it is for neuter and vaccination with the intention of prompt … Continue reading Shelter Cats at Grave Risk if Determined Feral
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We all want the same thing – but some need dessert too.
At a public meeting last month, Kim Alboum, the NC director for HSUS, told a group of Person Co citizens concerned about the fact that the local pound was gassing roughly 7 out of 10 of the pets in its care: “I can’t tell you just how far it goes to just stop at the … Continue reading We all want the same thing – but some need dessert too.
How a cat goes from being doomed to Superdoomed
When this photo of a cat in Orange Co, FL was posted on Facebook, some people complained about it and others offered to help. I snipped out some of the comments to give you the gist of the overall discussion. (Click any image to enlarge it.) I don't know what happened to the cat but … Continue reading How a cat goes from being doomed to Superdoomed
Cat Suffers for 5 Days Before Being Killed at Memphis Pound
Cat #241683 was impounded by MAS on June 5, 2012 at 11:43 am. He was badly injured, possibly degloved by a fan belt. He was left to sit without treatment (presumably in a cage and not in the trap where MAS photographed him) until the next day. On June 6, the MAS veterinarian examined the … Continue reading Cat Suffers for 5 Days Before Being Killed at Memphis Pound
Planned Improvement at Sutter Co Pound
Some good news for feral cats at the miserable pound in Sutter Co, CA: Beginning September 1, healthy community cats will no longer be accepted by the pound. As I've said many times, I see no justification for impounding feral cats anywhere - unless it's a temporary impound as part of a TNR program - … Continue reading Planned Improvement at Sutter Co Pound
Hernando Co ACO Leaves Kitten to Suffer in Hot Truck
On Friday, June 1, an ACO in Hernando Co Florida picked up an 8 week old kitten in a trap and loaded him onto his truck. Upon returning to the pound, ACO Michael Steele parked his truck in the sun and went home for the weekend, leaving the kitten inside. On Sunday, another ACO, Linda … Continue reading Hernando Co ACO Leaves Kitten to Suffer in Hot Truck
CA City Targets Feral Cats for Extermination After Human Typhus Case
On Friday, KABC in Los Angeles reported that a person who lives in Santa Ana had tested positive for flea-borne typhus. Flea-borne typhus is associated with fleas who suck the blood of infected urban wildlife. The disease is spread to humans when a flea has fed on a typhus infected animal and then bites a … Continue reading CA City Targets Feral Cats for Extermination After Human Typhus Case
11th Hour Social Media Blitz to Fight for Shelter Pets’ Lives
On Wednesday February 15, Assembly Bill A05449A will be introduced in the NY state Ag Committee. This quick kill bill is expected to pass and we need to make our voices heard tonight to keep that from happening. This quick kill bill is of immediate concern to NYers because it affects their community pets but … Continue reading 11th Hour Social Media Blitz to Fight for Shelter Pets’ Lives
Can Anything Be Done about This Freak?
Paul Zhang has admitted to trapping dozens of cats in Queens and Brooklyn recently, taking them to three different vets to be killed. Mr. Zhang says they are feral colony cats he's been feeding and now that he's moved to a new location, is doing them the "kindness" of killing them. "I can't bear the … Continue reading Can Anything Be Done about This Freak?
NJ Colony of Golden Girl Cats Poses Extreme Awful Really Bad Risk
A small group of caring volunteers in Middlesex, New Jersey has been maintaining a colony of cats in the community for 8 years. The colony lives in a field behind a church. The volunteers bought and set up a shed for housing the cats, trapped them all, had them vaccinated and neutered, and returned them. … Continue reading NJ Colony of Golden Girl Cats Poses Extreme Awful Really Bad Risk
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